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In the article “A Student’s Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies”, by Matt Barton and Karl Klint, the scenario is created by Madison and Dakota, two first-year students that need to do a research paper together. They use all sorts of media tools to plan it and the best part of it is that it is done online, so they can work together without meeting and collaborate asynchronously. Some of the tools they used were Google, e-mail, Zotero, Facebook, Doodle, Mindomo etc.

In order to write a paper/essay, we are supposed to discuss the project and the ideas with other people. All those prewriting tools used by Madison and Dakota are only some of the many social media that are available to help us overcome writer’s block and visualize what the final work will be like. Also, when all the work is done, it is still possible to use that media tools to share the final work with others.

Each person finds one tool more useful or easier to use. No matter what tools are used, it is important to try different ones, so that we can be part of a bigger network of other writers. That contact can help us enlarge our views of things, find out what we are willing to focus on, or even to enhance our writing. According to Barton and Klint, “Learning to write as a group can be a daunting and frustrating process, but social media tools can make a difference.”.




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In the article “A Student’s Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies”, by Matt Barton and Karl Klint, the a scenario is created through the story of Madison and Dakota, two first-year students that who need to do a research paper together. They use all sorts of media tools to plan it and the best part of it is that it is done online, so they can work together without meeting and collaborateing asynchronously. Some of the used tools the girls use in the story are Google, e-mail, Zotero, Facebook, Doodle, Mindomo etc.

In order to write a paper/essay, we are supposed to should discuss the project and the ideas with other people. All those prewriting tools used by Madison and Dakota are only some of the many social media that are available to help us overcome writer’s block and visualize what the final work will be like. Also, when all the work is done, it is still possible to use that media tools to share the final work with others.

Each person may find one tool more useful or easier to use than another. No matter what tools are used, it is important to try different tools ones, so that we can be part of a bigger network with other writers. That contact can help us enlarge our views of things, find out what we are willing to focus on, and even enhance our writing. According to Barton and Klint, “Learning to write as a group can be a daunting and frustrating process, but social media tools can make a difference.”.


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In the article “A Student’s Guide to Collaborative Writing Technologies”, by Matt Barton and Karl Klint, a scenario is created through the story of Madison and Dakota, two first-year students who need to write a research paper together. They use all sorts of media tools to plan their paper and the best part is that it is done online, so they can work together without meeting and collaborating asynchronously. Some of tools the girls use are Google, e-mail, Zotero, Facebook, Doodle, Mindomo etc.

In order to write a paper/essay, students should discuss the project and the ideas with other people. All those tools used by Madison and Dakota are only some of the many social media that are available to help students overcome writer’s block and visualize what the final work will be like. Also, when all the work is finished, it is still possible to use media tools to share the final work with others.

Each person may find one tool more useful or easier to use than another. No matter what tools are used, it is important to try different tools, so that we can be part of a bigger network with other writers. That contact can help us enlarge our views of things, find out what we are willing to focus on, and even enhance our writing. According to Barton and Klint, “Learning to write as a group can be a daunting and frustrating process, but social media tools can make a difference.” (p. 331)






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The article "Shared Cognitions and Shared Theories: Telling More Than We Can Know by Ourselves?", by Brandon Randolph-Seng, Jacquline Cottle, Mario Calvo and Tammy Zacchilli, proposes a separation between the concepts of shared cognition and shared theories.

Shared cognition is exemplified by members of a group clearly communicating their beliefs and decisions, in attempt to share their thought processes with the rest of the group. The idea of shared vs. unshared information influences the group decisions, which are based only on the shared ones. Sharing and participating are extremely important and the participation of all members of a group is even more important than the actual time and discussion a group has.
Another idea presented is that when the corretion solution is not clear, the majority perspective will usually prevail. That may correct possible individual-level errors, but can also lead to more grupal-level errors, because groups sometimes make more extreme decisions than individuals.

Shared theories are considered to be all the shared assumptions, beliefs, values, norms, or identities shared by a member that can influence the decisions of the group or how its members will behave. The reasons behind their feelings or attitudes are generally not known, therefore it is considered to be more prudent to share cognition instead of theories.


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The article "Shared Cognitions and Shared Theories: Telling More Than We Can Know by Ourselves?" by Brandon Randolph-Seng, Jacquline Cottle, Mario Calvo and Tammy Zacchilli, proposes a separation between the concepts of shared cognition and shared theories.

Shared cognition is exemplified by members of a group clearly communicating their beliefs and decisions, in an attempt to share their thought processes with the rest of the group. The idea of shared vs. unshared information influences the group decisions, which are based only on the shared ones. Sharing and participating are extremely important and the participation of all members of a group is even more important than the actual time and discussion a group has.

Another idea presented is that when the corretion correct solution is not clear, the majority perspective will usually prevail. That may correct possible individual-level errors, but can also lead to more grupal-level errors, because groups sometimes make more extreme decisions than individuals.

Shared theories are considered to be all the shared assumptions, beliefs, values, norms, or identities shared by a member that can influence the decisions of the a group or how its the group´s members will behave. The reasons behind their an individual´s feelings or attitudes are generally unknown, therefore it is considered to be more prudent to share cognition instead of theories.


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The article "Shared Cognitions and Shared Theories: Telling More Than We Can Know by Ourselves?" by Brandon Randolph-Seng, Jacquline Cottle, Mario Calvo and Tammy Zacchilli, proposes a separation between the concepts of shared cognition and shared theories.
Shared cognition is exemplified by members of a group clearly communicating their beliefs and decisions in an attempt to share their thought processes with the rest of the group. The idea of shared vs. unshared information influences the group decisions, which are based only on the shared ones. Sharing and participation are extremely important and the participation of all members of a group is even more important than the actual time and discussion a group has.


Another idea presented is that when the correct solution is not clear, the majority perspective will usually prevail. This phenomenon may correct possible individual-level errors, but can also lead to more grupal-level errors, because groups sometimes make more extreme decisions than individuals.

Shared theories are considered to be all the shared assumptions, beliefs, values, norms, or identities shared by a member that can influence the decisions of a group or how the group's members will behave. The reasons behind an individual's feelings or attitudes are generally unknown, therefore it is considered more prudent to share cognition instead of theories.